For All Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.
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Thirty years ago, world leaders made a promise at the Fourth World Conference on Women – equal rights, opportunities, power, and safety for women and girls everywhere. The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action enshrines that promise. The world cannot wait another 30 years to fulfill gender equality. Today we stand stronger, more united, more diverse, and determined to become the first generation to achieve equality.
Voices for ALL Women and Girls
Women's rights then and now: "We should bring back hope."
Flutura Xhabija on attending Beijing '95 and why the Platform for Action still matters today.
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Lyazzat Rakisheva on resilience, justice, and breaking the silence
Kazakh lawyer Lyazzat Rakisheva explains why we must end the culture of silence around sexual violence.
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Prof. Dr. Fatmagül Berktay on Keeping Beijing's Promise Alive
Prof. Dr. Fatmagül Berktay of Türkiye– a distinguished political scientist, and feminist scholar– reflects on the declaration's normative legacy.
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Mariana Zabrían on blending family tradition and entrepreneurship
Moldovan entrepreneur turns her grandmother's Babă Neagră recipe into a women-led business.
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Emel Gültekin on the power of partnership and solidarity
Türkiye's Emel shares how cooperatives and private-sector alliances elevate women entrepreneurs.
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Zhaniya Kenzhegaliyeva on challenging stereotypes through technology
17-year-old Zhaniya's "Qyzbolsyn" app empowers Kazakh girls in STEM.
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Prof. Dr. Feride Acar on Intergenerational Collaboration and New Forms of Inequality
rof. Dr. Feride Acar reflects on the need for intergenerational collaboration in advancing gender equality and tackling new forms of inequality that have emerged in recent decades.
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Prof. Dr. Ayşe Ayata on Political Representation and Gender Equality
Prof. Dr. Ayşe Ayata from Türkiye, a scholar and activist, reflects on the progress and ongoing challenges in women's political participation and gender equality.
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Yevgeniy Goncharov champions zero tolerance for violence
Kettlebell champ Goncharov mentors youth in Kazakhstan to demand a violence-free future for women.
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📖 Gender Snapshot for Europe and Central Asia
This Snapshot highlights progress and challenges in gender equality across ECA, 30 years on from Beijing '95 with five years left to reach SDG 5.
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Actions to accelerate gender equality
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